Jonathan Alan Smith is a

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

currently based at

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. He has been very prominent in promoting

qualitative research Qualitative research is a type of research that aims to gather and analyse non-numerical (descriptive) data in order to gain an understanding of individuals' social reality, including understanding their attitudes, beliefs, and motivation. This ...

within

social psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the r ...

and

health psychology Health psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. The discipline is concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and culture, cultural factors contribute to physical health ...

. In particular, he has developed and promoted a particular approach known as interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).Valsiner, Jaan & Connolly, Kevin, eds. (2003). ''Handbook of Developmental Psychology'', p. xxvi. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Smith achieved a

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in Psychology from the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

and then held lectureships at

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and

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Universities. He has at least 160 publications to his name.

Awards and Distinctions

* Honorary Fellow,

British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society (BPS) is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. History It was founded on 24 October 1901 at University College London (UCL) as ''The Psychological Society'', the organ ...

* Fellow,

Academy of Social Sciences The Academy of Social Sciences is a representative body for social sciences in the United Kingdom. The Academy promotes social science through its sponsorship of the Campaign for Social Science, its links with Government on a variety of matters, a ...

Works

* Smith, J.A. (2003) (ed) ''Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods''. London: Sage. * Smith, J., Flowers, P. & Larkin, M. (2009
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research
London: SAGE.

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